Firearm



c. c.l LooMls FIREARM Filed Dec. 12, 1925 ,gEt-1.

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Patentedv Auge i 1928.

"meer NEW YORK;A AssienoR' To REMINGrOn ARMs corri PANY,.1NO., A cORPoRArIoNiOF f DELAWARE. y

VApplieenen.Silea December 12, 1925 serialine. 74,946.

This invention relatesto firing and i tridge'case' ejeotring mechanism forA firearms and is specially adapted to firearms of rela- .tively small caliber shooting cartridges having relatively shortand--lightcartridge cases; Y although its Ofvthis particular type. f j

utility is not limited to firearms (Vlartrldg'e.` case e] ecting mechanismsfor repeating gu'n's lare Of'two generalV types. lIn

the first type, the cartridge case', Whichpis eX- tractedfrOm the chamber. and moved rearlivardl'y'into the receiver in engagement `with the front face ofthe breech block, is ejected from the receiverv by engagement "with an abutmentextendinginward from the side of the receiver; thisV abutment being fixed to the receive-rjwall lorfloeing adapted to be pro Y l jected to'strike the cartridge case at a certain pointinthe-'rearward movement of the breech block.4 l The second type of cartridge case ej'ecting 'device' vcomprises an ejector member Which extends longitudinallyof the breech block and` is adapted at the end of the rearward movement of the breech block to' v2.5

engage ar fixed abutment, usually the vrear Wall of the"Y receiver, and to be thereby projected forWardagainst-the head of the can j tridge casetoreect'its ejection. In this type ing the cartridge case; VIn

ofconstructiOm'the samemember is 'some times made toperform the'function of transf mitting vra blow of the hammer to the cartridge primen'v as Well as thejfunction of eiect` peating mechanismv adapted lfor manual actnation,v faulty ejection is apt to result 'if the breech mechanism is vretracted very slowly.

Y ment'ofthe?ejecting member isjalso `very ber, and -i'n the event that-the ejector mechacase-is .slowly pushed freefrom the gripping," elxtrfctor and vmay fall VWithinthe vreceiver slovvly aperformed. The cartridge caseis heldefirmly]againstther face ofthe breech f Ableger et this time by e heekehepeei exereeeer j s Y45 which effects itsvWithdravval Vfrom therchamnism-'is very slowlyY actuated, ythetcartridge insteady ofv being ejected. therefrom. When thisioccurs, it is necessaryto remove the loose Vcartridge'Lease frOmQthereOeiver. before a fresh cartridge. can be .placedin .theichamber' l I or thegunlaction closed. s This operation is 'anytypeofejectingw mechanism which .is kassociated with ree@ A35 4inning/of the mechanism tempt isinadvertently made-'t/oclose thexacf necessarily troublesome, and a `seriousjammay. result, ifan atmir tionWith'out firstA removing.ftheA loosecal-V trldge case.

`The present invention, an lillnsti'ative em- Yco bodiment of VWhich, is` shown in the drawings andv Will be hereinafter described in dean, i

contemplates the provision ofr an'` ejector `mechanism Which functions to p0sitivel`y-fandl v- 65 forcibly'eject the cartridgefcase regardless of the, rapidityor ther slowness with which the action of the gun iso breech block retracted. e As" anincidental,

penred and the but not entirely necessaryfeature, the em-y bodiment of the invention which has vbeen selected for the purpose o'fvillustratiom com?, prisesfa single member Which functionsasa firing piinivhenv the gun'actionis closedJand,

When the `gun action Ais trolle'd as to'forcibly eject'the cartridgecase even though the lmovement of opemng'the Figure liisjan elevation'partly inf section ofso muchof a firearm.asis'necessarvto show the lapplication.of vone er'nbodimentof'` Y sition.

block embodying the invention. j. .l -The'fbarrel V10 Vof the.. firearm is .provided r`With a cartridge receiving s Y `'chamber is adaptedA to be closed `byaf-breech block (l2, said breech block lloeing mounted locked in breech closing position. by thefengagement of a recoil shoulderi lll` thereon fa horizontal section pin ejector being shownin its 'retracted".pg-. s.

. Figure` -3 is. aviewfsimilar shovving the operation of ejectingl :the: shell."- `F1gure4 isga front elevation ofj`a. ,breech* chamber llgwhich for a vertical and longitudinal-movement in a receiver or frame 13j The ybreech blockv is With a locking shoulder 15k'insthe top receiver5 and is adapted to beboth 'moved downward out of locking enga-gementvvith saidr shoulder and thereafter s longitudinally retracted by the len'gaglement ofa foot 16 ythereon with suitably s aped surfaces 117" on an action'barlS,

" The; ereeeh uleek eempeieee' le eeee'eeuy'iee I cted'longtudnal bore'orrecessv zrdap'ted'to` receive' @member 1 9. Member '1,9 serres, when the fbreeeh iS elosel, te tfrensmlt the l Well W memb r' and' 'receives' a pinA 25 'which extends transverSely lhleugh lll@ breeeh blqlff f Y Hg'llusflmilelh@ appllammof les Q11 'the breech in strikes @he rim 's sfollelly supportel the he .Cerlrl e It lWill befseep' that when vthe he hammer is trllr I; and. annee oi 1 dief the'y Cartridge c ase in n order t9 proj ect A tlie cartridge, ease 'the neclfirepenlnef .the forward" in engages the and :of mbemw Fermer cff'rtridgre case head invard across the breech Vis project-@Tawny from ratherthan `tmvard @er 4of greytyjbus fcloge to the: baise', they ease ghefejector opening. .If the` cartridge-case Y VYis'comparat'v'ely short and light, andlts cen- 7 E I n beep-evelien@ j yield, ffl Short dstancewhen ,'egageflrby VE:the rear: @r1-el, of; 1th@ memlzr L9, @en @is yielding...` morment 'ilo mmm-ese aj Y lsprjng nh-leb', when f the-@jeotingf.mgivementjpf vlthe memberl) isinitatedyemplets his movevenden-'lumber contemplateg 'that' movementof :the ejector actuaron positively thrust forward, rotating the cartridge case a sufficient amount to effect its release from the extractor, as hereinbefore described. As the cartridge case yields, compressed spring 34 snaps the ejector forward, projecting the cartridge case through the ejector opening. i

It is to be understood that the foregoing description and the drawings merely illustrate a typical embodiment ofinventions which may take a variety of different forms, Aall Y claims. s'

i adapted to falling within the scope of the appended I claim: v 1. yInV a firearm, in combination a longitudinally movable shell ejector, a movable actuator for said ejector, a fixed stop limiting the movement of said ejector actuator, and a spring interposed between said ejector actuator and said fixed stop. Y Y 2. In a firearm comprising a breech block be reciprocated longitudinally in a receiver, an ejector member extending longitudinally of said breech block, an ejector actuator device in the end of said receiver comprising a housing, an ejector engaging stud adapted to yield when engaged by said ejector, a fixed abutment, and a power device associated with said ejector actuator adapted to be energized on the yielding movement of' said ejector actuator. 3. In a firearm comprising a chamber adapted to block and adapted whensaid breechvblock is.

in locked position to engage the head ofthe cartridge in the chamber near its rim and to be moved to a point adjacent the center of c the cartrdige head when the'breech block is moved to unlocked positio 4. Inra krearm comprising a stock, a re`V ceiver, av reciprocating breech block in said cated substantially in the lateral center of and extending longitudinally through the breech block, a spring impelled ejector abutment device comprising a part which is let-into the forward end of the stock and extends through when the contain a cartridge to be fired, a breech block adaptedto close said chamber and is held in.

5. Ina v firearm comprisinga stock, aire-l ceiver, a reciprocating breech block in vsaid receiver and a liring pin-ejector member located substantially inthe lateral center kof' and extending longitudinally through the breech block, an ejector abutment device comprising a holder Which is let into the front end of the stock and extends through and is held in place by the rear end stop in the rear end of actuator in alignment with said fixed stop and projecting from the front end of said holder and a spring interposed between said fixed stop and said ejector actuator.

' 6. In a firearm comprising a stock, arreceiver, `a reciprocating breech block in said receiver and a firing pin-ejector member losaidholder, an' ejector `cated substantially in the lateral center of and extending longitudinally through the breech block, an ejector abutment device coml prising a holder which is let into the front stop, projecting from the front of said holder v and adapted to be engaged-by said ejector member, a spring adapted to be compressed ejector engages the ejector actuator and the forward movement of the ejector is resisted, andto impel the ejector actuator forward when .the resistance to forward movement of the ejector'is decreased. Y

7. In a firearm comprising a stock, av receiver, fa reciprocating breech'bloclr in said receiver and a firing pin-ejector member lo- .cated substantially in the lateral center of and extending longitudinally through the ofthe receiver, a. fixed f breech block; an ejector abutment device comi' prising a holder .which is let into the front a 'spring adaptedto be ejector actuator.

j CRAWFORD c. LooM'IsL- holder adapted to be en- `end of the stock and extends through' and is held in place by the rear end ofthe receiver, an ejector actuator projecting from 'the front fend of said holder, `compresse-d `by rearward movement`of`said 10o j receiver and a ring pin ejector member l0" 

